"Our Lord has written the promise of the resurrection, not in books alone, but in every leaf in springtime."

"I am a peasant's son; my father, grandfather, and great-grandfather were genuine peasants."

"I am rough, boorish, stormy, and warlike. I am born to fight innately with innumerable monsters and devils."

"God foreknows nothing by contingency, but that He foresees, purposes, and does all things according to His immutable, eternal, and infallible will. By this thunderbolt, 'Free-will' is thrown prostrate…"

"The greatest blessing of God is a virtuous and pious wife, who fears God and loves her husband."